Lesson 8 for May 26, 2018
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Revelation 14:6,7
“Then I saw another angel flying in the midst of
heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach to
those who dwell on the earth—to every nation, tribe,
tongue, and people.”
1. The everlasting Gospel
2. To all the Earth
3. Fear God and give glory to Him
4. The hour of His judgment
5. Worship the Creator
“But the path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever
brighter unto the perfect day.” (Proverbs 4:18)
The plan of salvation has been
revealed to mankind in a progressive
way, like the daybreak.
Each phase in that revelation is “the
present truth” for that moment (2
Peter 1:12). The Message of the Three
Angels in Revelation 14:6-11 is the
present truth for the End Time.
Let’s study the message of the first
angel (v. 6-7)
THE EVERLASTING
GOSPEL
“Then he said to Jesus, ‘Lord, remember me
when You come into Your kingdom.’” (Luke
23:42)
God offered the way of salvation from the moment
Adam and Eve sinned (Genesis 3:15). That’s the good
news message, the everlasting gospel.
Everyone who accepts Jesus as his or her personal
Savior will live with Him in paradise, like the thief on
the cross.
We can do nothing to gain our salvation, just
repenting and wanting to be with Jesus. “and the one
who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.” (John
6:37)
Jesus offers salvation to you freely, no matter how big
or small your sins may be.
TO ALL THE EARTH
“And this gospel of the kingdom will be
preached in all the world as a witness to all the
nations, and then the end will come.”
(Matthew 24:14)
The everlasting Gospel will be preached “to every nation, tribe,
tongue, and people” in the End Time.
Why is it necessary to preach the Gospel to all the people in the world?
Because the problem of sin affects everyone (Romans 3:23), therefore,
everyone needs to know about sin and their need for a Savior.
That’s the Great Commission
Jesus gave us before
ascending to Heaven (Matthew
28:19). That commission is
even more important today,
because His Coming is near.
FEAR GOD AND GIVE GLORY TO HIM
“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep
His commandments, for this is man’s all.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13)
Fearing God and glorifying Him is related to obeying to His will.
God knew that
Abraham
feared Him
because he
obeyed Him
(Genesis 22:12)
God wants us to
fear Him, so we
don’t sin
(Exodus 20:20)
Job feared God
and moved
away from evil
(Job 1:1)
People are
moved to
glorify God
because of our
obedience
(Matthew 5:16)
When we understand that we are sinners, we fear a righteous God. But when
we understand His grace and forgiveness, we are moved to worship and obey
Him. Then we “give unto the Lord the glory due to His name.” (Psalm 29:2)
THE HOUR OF HIS
JUDGMENT
“When I choose the proper
time, I will judge uprightly.”
(Psalm 75:2)
According to Daniel 8:14, the pre-advent judgment
began in 1844. We are living in the hour of His
judgment now.
Read Matthew 12:36, Ecclesiastes 12:14, Romans
2:6 and 1 Corinthians 4:5. Then, How well would I do
in the judgment standing on my own merits?
Our hope in the hour of judgment is based only in
being covered with the robe of Christ’s
righteousness. “There is therefore now no
condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.”
(Romans 8:1)
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy
He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.”
(Titus 3:5)
WORSHIP THE CREATOR
“For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all
that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed
the Sabbath day and hallowed it.” (Exodus 20:11)
In addition to the judgment, there’s a command to worship the Creator. That’s a
reference to another “present truth” that’s been forgotten for a long time:
keeping the Sabbath.
The result of that message is followed by the message of the next two
angels (Revelation 14:8-11). Those messages will make the difference
between those worshipping God and those obeying the “beast.”
To summarize, the message of the first angel
highlights the everlasting gospel and invites those who
accept it to proclaim the hour of judgment and to act
accordingly by keeping the Ten Commandments.
“The message proclaimed by the angel flying in the midst
of heaven is the everlasting gospel, the same gospel that
was declared in Eden when God said to the serpent, ‘I will
put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed
and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his
heel’ (Genesis 3:15). Here was the first promise of a
Saviour who would stand on the field of battle to contest
the power of Satan and prevail against him. Christ came
to our world to represent the character of God as it is
represented in His holy law; for His law is a transcript of
His character. Christ was both the law and the gospel. The
angel that proclaims the everlasting gospel proclaims the
law of God; for the gospel of salvation brings men to
obedience of the law, whereby their characters are
formed after the divine similitude.”
E.G.W. (Selected Messages, book 2, cp. 12, p. 106)